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Impression formation of tests: Retrospective judgments of performance are higher when easier questions come first

Jackson, Abigail
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396603308

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2014, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
Four experiments are reported on the importance of retrospective judgments of performance (postdictions) on tests. Participants answered general knowledge questions and estimated how many questions they answered correctly. They gave higher postdictions when easy questions preceded difficult questions. This was true when time to answer each question was equalized and constrained, when participants were instructed to not write answers, and when questions were presented in a multiple choice format. Results are consistent with the notion that first impressions predominate in overall perception of test difficulty.
Robert Greene, PhD (Advisor)
32 p.
Cognitive Psychology; Experimental Psychology; Psychology
impression formation, metacognition, primacy effect, testing

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  • Jackson, A. (2014). Impression formation of tests: Retrospective judgments of performance are higher when easier questions come first [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396603308

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jackson, Abigail. Impression formation of tests: Retrospective judgments of performance are higher when easier questions come first. 2014. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396603308.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jackson, Abigail. "Impression formation of tests: Retrospective judgments of performance are higher when easier questions come first." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396603308

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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